Winter WonderLearn and Family Day fun in Clarington

Lots of local activities for Feb. 17 holiday

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Clarington Family Day fun• Fitness, Courtice Community Complex Fitness Training Facility, open from noon to 5 p.m. (All group fitness classes cancelled.) • Skating, at the Rickard Recreation Complex, from noon to 1:50 p.m., parent and tot skate from 2:30 to 3:20 p.m. At the South Courtice Arena there is a public skate from 1 to 2:50 p.m. and a parent and tot skate from 3:30 to 4:20 p.m. Fees are $4 for adults, $2.75 per youth (four to 17 years old), seniors (65 years and older) are $3.10, a group (maximum five people with two adults) is $10. The parent and tot skates are free. Tots must be five years old or under and are required to wear a Canadian Standards Association (CSA) approved helmet and a full face cage. For all recreational skating sessions a CSA approved helmet is strongly recommended. • Shinny at the Rickard Recreation Complex for six to nine year olds from noon to 12:50 p.m., 10 to 12 year olds from 1 to 1:50 p.m., 13 to 15 year olds from 2 to 2:50 p.m. and adults play from 3 to 3:50 p.m. At the South Courtice Arena six to nine year olds play from 2 to 2:50 p.m., 10 to 12 year olds from 1 to 1:50 p.m., 13 to 15 year olds play from noon to 12:50 p.m. and adults play from 3 to 3:50 p.m. Fees are $7 for adults and $4.50 for youth. There is 25-player maximum per shinny session. For all Youth Shinny sessions full equipment is mandatory. CSA approved helmets are mandatory for all shinny hockey sessions. • Swims at the Courtice Community Complex, Newcastle and District Recreation Complex and Clarington Fitness Centre. Adult and lane swim takes place from noon to 1:30 p.m. Public swim is from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Fees are $3.10 for seniors (65 years and older), $4 for adults, $2.75 for youth (four to 17 years old) and children three years old and younger are free. A group pass (maximum five people with two adults) is $10.

CLARINGTON -- Shake off the February blahs at the 11th Annual Winter WonderLearn on Monday, Feb. 17.

This Family Day, Clarington will enjoy a free day of fun at a festival designed to get families active, learning something new, and enjoying the time off together.

This year’s Winter WonderLearn theme is nature. Interactive activities will teach about farming and agriculture, gardening, astronomy and getting active in nature. Kids can find out where their food comes from, discover the stars, make a nature-based craft and meet Maple the model cow at a milking demonstration.

Special guests from Jungle Cat World and their Wildlife Safari will bring visitors new experiences with nature. Meet an array of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects from around the world. It’s an opportunity to see these unusual animals first-hand, and to learn about where they live, how they survive, their role in the ecosystem and how to protect them from going extinct.

Winter WonderLearn will take place at the Bowmanville branch of the Clarington Public Library, 163 Church St., Bowmanville, on Monday, Feb. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Jungle Cat World presentation is at 11:30 a.m.